Seven Ancient Poems on Seeking Flowers Alone on the Riverbank

About the Work

Seven Poems in Search of Flowers by the Riverside is a group of seven poems by Du Fu, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty.

The first one is about the reason of looking for flowers alone from the annoyance of the flowers; the second one is about the many flowers at the riverside; the third one is about the flowers of some people, red and white, dazzling, overwhelming; the fourth one is about the flowers of the city of Shaoxing, imagining the blooming of the flowers and the joy of the people; the fifth one is about the peach blossoms in front of the tower of the Yellow Division; the sixth one is about the flowers of the house of the Yellow Four Maidens; and the seventh one summarizes about appreciating, loving and cherishing the flowers. The first four poems of the group respectively describe the annoyance of flowers, fear of spring, spring, pity for flowers and sadness; the last three poems show the joy of enjoying flowers, implying the meaning of spring is difficult to stay. The whole poem is clear and well-layered, and is a picture of a solitary walk in search of flowers, showing Du Fu's love for flowers, his lingering in the beautiful life and his hope for the good things to come.

Original text

Seven lines on the search for flowers by the river

One of the seven lines

It's a river that is annoyed by the flowers, and I'm not sure where to tell them, but it's just a madhouse.

When I was in my southern neighbor's house, I was looking for a drinking partner, but my bed was empty for a long time.

Second

The thick flowers and the messy stamens are afraid of the riverside, walking interjection is really afraid of spring.

It's not necessary to take care of the whiteheads.

Third

The river is deep and the bamboos are quiet, and the red flowers reflect the white flowers.

Repaying for the spring light, I should send my career with a glass of wine.

Fourth

Looking east to the city, the flowers are full of smoke, and the tall buildings are more pitiful.

Who can carry the wine and open the golden calabash, and call the beautiful people to dance on the embroidered feast?

The fifth

East of the river in front of the Huangshi Pagoda, the spring light is lazy and sleepy leaning on the breeze.

The peach blossoms have no owner, but they love the deep red and the light red.

Sixth

The flowers at Huang's house are all over the place, and there are thousands and thousands of them.

The butterflies are always dancing, and the warblers are always crying.

Seven

It is not the love of flowers that makes you willing to die, but the fear that the flowers will die of old age.

These are the first of a kind in the world, and they are the first of a kind in the United States.

Word and Phrase Notes

1. River: refers to the Raccoon Stream by the Caodang in Chengdu. Walking alone: taking a walk alone.

2. Che: has, exhaustion.

3. Berserk: uninhibited. The first is the "Bump," or "Epileptic.

4. South neighbor: refers to Dushi Rong. The original note of the poem is: "Dushi Rong, I am a drunkard."

5. Ten days: ten days is a ten days.

6. Thick: dense. Wēi (畏) : "隈" (隈), a place where mountains and waters bend. It is also known as "li" (里).

7. Xingbu: footsteps. interjection (qī): skewed. Real: one as "独".

8. In: an auxiliary word equivalent to "get". The word "in" is equivalent to the word "time".

9. Catering: arranging, helping. The old man: the old man. In the poem, the author refers to himself.

10. Much ado about nothing: here there is the meaning of titillation.

11. send: to send off. Bio: life.

12. Shao Cheng: small city. Chengdu was originally divided into a big city and a small city, and the small city was west of the big city. According to Yuanhe County Records, the lesser city was one mile southwest of Chengdu County.

13. Poor: lovely.

14.盏:一作 "Lock".

15. beautiful: official prostitutes. The feast of the show: a sumptuous feast.

16. Huangshi Pagoda: the tower where the monk is buried. Lu You "notes on the old school an": Yu to the matter to Rhinoceros Pool, through the pine forest is very lush, asked the harness pawns, where is this? Answer: "Division tower." Shu people called the monk for the teacher, buried for the tower, is the realization of shaoling "yellow division tower before" sentence.

17. lazy: tired and sleepy.

18. No master: self-generated, no one care and play.

19. Love: one is "to reflect" and the other is "to be with".

20. Huang Sinniang: Du Fu's neighbor when he lived in Chengdu's Cao Tang. Huang Sinniang: Du Fu's neighbor when he lived in Chengdu's Cao Tang.

21.留连:即留恋,舍不得离开。

22. Jiao: lovely appearance. Cha-cha-cha: onomatopoeia, describing the sound of birds chirping harmoniously. A said "cha cha" for the Tang dialect, just right.

23. love: a "look".

23. A "want to", a "Suo".

24.

25.young stamen: refers to the flower in bud.

Translation of the work

One of them

I was so troubled by the spring flowers on the riverside that I had nowhere to tell about them that I had to walk around.

Coming to the south neighborhood to look for a partner who loves to drink, I did not know that his bed has been empty ten days ago, he went out to drink.

The second

The flowers are like embroidery wrapped around the riverside, the footsteps are skewed into the heart of the heart is really afraid of spring.

But for the moment, poetry and wine are still at my disposal, so I don't need to be burdened by this gray-headed man.

Three

There are two or three families living in a quiet bamboo forest on the bank of the deep river, and the red flowers reflect the white flowers.

I have a place to go to repay the springtime's bloom, and the hotel's jonquil oars can send me away for the rest of my years.

Four

Looking eastward to the Lesser City where the flowers are like smoke, the tall white-flowered restaurant is a relief to the eyes.

Who can call me to drink with wine, and call the beautiful people to sing and dance at the feast?

Fifth

Coming to the east bank of the river in front of the Huangshi Pagoda, I was sleepy and lazy bathing in the warm spring breeze.

An unowned peach blossom is in full bloom, should I love the deep red or the light red?

Sixth

The flowers of Huang's house are so lush that they cover the path, and thousands of flowers are bending the branches low and low to the ground.

The colorful butterflies fluttered among the fragrant flowers, and the soft yellow warbler crowed happily.

Seven

It's not that I love flowers so much that I want to die, but I'm just afraid that I'm going to have to spend a lot of time with them.

Flower to the full bloom of the time will easily have to fall, young stamen ah please discuss slowly open.

Background

These poems were written in the spring of the second year of the reign of Emperor Suzong of the Tang Dynasty, or the first year of the reign of Emperor Baoying of the Tang Dynasty, in the year 761, after Du Fu had settled down in the Cao Tang Hall in Chengdu. In the first year of the Shangyuan era (760), Du Fu lived in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, and built the Cao Tang Hall on the banks of the Raccoon River in the western suburb of Chengdu, where he temporarily found a place to live. Dufu divested himself of the grassy hall on the outskirts of Chengdu, "at the western end of the Raccoon River, the master divined a secluded woodland pond" ("Divination"); the poet felt very contented, "but there are the old man to provide rice, and what more can I ask for in addition to a small body" ("Jiangcun"). Therefore, when the spring flowers bloomed, there were even more pleasures to enjoy, Du Fu was in love with life. This was the basis of his life and feelings for writing this group of poems. In the second year (I say the third year), when the spring flowers were blooming, he took a walk alone along the Jinjiang River to enjoy the flowers, and wrote the group of poems "Seven Extraordinary Verses on Seeking Flowers Alone by the River".

Works Appreciation

Du Fu wanted to find a companion to enjoy the blossoms of spring, but failed to do so, so he walked alone along the Jinjiang River in Chengdu, and every time he experienced a place, he wrote about it; and every time he wrote about it, he changed the meaning of it; and he wrote seven poems in a row, which became a system, and at the same time, each of them has its own chapters and methods. In this group of poems, the first one is about the reason for walking alone in search of flowers from the annoyance of the flowers, quite abrupt, see the extraordinary. The second poem is about traveling to the riverside to see a lot of flowers, suddenly said afraid of spring, the language is very strange, in fact, it is the opposite of what I mean. The third song is about some people's flowers, red and white, dazzling, overwhelmed. The fourth song is written to look at the city of flowers, imagining its flowers and the joy of people. The fifth poem is about the peach blossoms in front of the Huangshi Pagoda, the sixth poem is about the flowers in Huangsiniang's house, and the seventh poem summarizes the appreciation of flowers, the love of flowers, and the cherishing of flowers. This group of poems has a clear vein and a well-organized hierarchy, and it is a picture of a solitary walk in search of flowers. It expresses Du Fu's love for flowers, his hope to stay in the good life and his hope that good things will always be there.

This group of poems, each of which is written in close connection with the theme of the search for flowers, has flowers in each of them. The first line of the first poem, "I am annoyed by the flowers on the river" and the last line of the first poem, "I want to die if I don't look at the flowers," echo each other, just like the snake in Changshan, the first line of the first line of the first poem is the last line of the last poem, the last line of the first line of the last poem is the first line of the first poem, and each of the first line of the first poem is about the enjoyment of the flowers, looking at the flowers.

First: "The river is annoyed by the flowers," the flowers annoyed, in fact, the flowers love. The flower on the river, flower shadow charming water, water light flower color, is even more lovely. The two words "crazy" portray the love of flowers to the fullest. So the poet searched for a companion to enjoy the flowers, "walking to find the southern neighbors love wine companion. It can be seen that Du Fu was looking for his neighbors to enjoy the flowers with him. "After ten years of drinking, the bed was empty", it is clearly written that this wine-loving companion was drinking, but he was also enjoying the flowers alone. This "nowhere to tell only crazy" is about two people - they both went to the riverside to look for flowers alone. It is also possible that there were more people looking for flowers, as everyone loves beauty. These seven stanzas are about looking for flowers, and the word "madness" runs through them, and this first stanza is the solution to the problem.

The second poem: "The flowers in the river are in disarray," comes from the first poem, "The flowers on the river are not thorough". The flowers on the river are a sea of flowers and messy stamens that surround both sides of the river, and the Raccoon River is a sea of flowers. The first line of the first poem says, "I am annoyed by the flowers on the river", while the second line of the second poem says, "I am afraid of spring when I walk interjectionally". In Du Gui, Wang Si-Seok has made both the form and the psychology of madness clearer. The flowers are so intoxicating that he goes on to write, "I don't have to take care of my own head", which is about the charm of flowers. This is to write about the charm of flowers, flowers add poetry and wine, flowers make the youth long in. This is a philosophical and sensible.

The third: "The river is deep and the bamboo is quiet, and the red flowers reflect the white flowers." These two lines are again inherited from the second first line, "thick flowers are afraid of the riverside", narrowing the big scope to a small scope - two or three houses. The scope has been narrowed down, but the flowers are busy. The first line of the poem is about static, red flowers and white flowers are normal. However, with the addition of the word "eventful", the flowers become very busy. The word "busy" is also derived from the annoyance of the flowers in front of it, and its marvelousness is also reflected before and after. The last two lines of lyricism, anthropomorphize the spring light. "To repay the spring light, I should send my life with a glass of wine." Seems to have some wonderful realization, also seems to have some relief, but its deep feelings, still should be love flowers.

The fourth poem: "Looking to the east, the city is full of flowers and smoke, and the tall buildings are even more pitiful." The poem is another layer, writing about the colorful flowers by the Flower Wash Stream, which are the flowers seen in the village; the author then imagines the flowers in Chengdu, "the hundred flowers in the tall buildings are even more pitiful". This sentence and he later wrote "flowers near the high building hurt the heart of the guest", the first half of the two sentences are very similar, while the last three words of sadness and happiness is very different. "The first half of the two lines are very similar, but the last three words are very different in terms of sorrow and happiness. Remote look at the flowers of the city, this is the smoke confused fireworks, but not said that the fireworks, but said that the flowers are full of smoke, as the "Du Gui" cloud "corruption into a new". This will be the flowers in the city again to accompany the river, riverside village homes of the flowers, there are different from a distance near the view, but the same thing. The last two lines end with a question, "Who can carry the wine and open the golden calabash, and call the beautiful people to dance on the embroidered feast?" The last two lines end with a question, "Who can carry the wine and open the golden calabash, and call for the beautiful woman to dance on the embroidered feast?

The fifth: It is written in front of the Huangshi Pagoda to see flowers. "The first is to write about the east of the river in front of the Huangshi Pagoda, writing about the specific location. "Spring lazy sleepy leaning on the breeze" is to write their own tiredness, spring warmth is easy to be lazy, so leaning on the wind to rest. But this is for a better look at the flowers, look at the "peach blossom cluster open no master, lovely deep red love light red". Here superimposed with the word love, love deep red, love light red, love this love that, should be overwhelmed, but is followed by "open no master" three words. The word "open" means to open freely, to open as much as possible, and to open greatly, so that the next line is even more splendid and beautiful, and the poem is as beautiful as a brocade.

Sixth: This poem is about the search for flowers in the house of Huang Sinniang. This poem describes the scene and feeling when enjoying flowers at Huang Sinniang's house, describes the rosy spring light around the Cao Tang, and expresses the love of beautiful things and the feeling of comfort. The beauty of the spring flowers and the harmony between man and nature jump off the page. The first line indicates the location of the flower hunt, which is on the path of "Huang Sieniang's house". This line is a poem with a person's name, a strong sense of life, and quite a folk song flavor. The second line, "thousands and thousands of flowers", is a materialization of the word "full" in the previous line. The second line, "thousands of flowers", is a materialization of the word "full" in the previous line. "Pressing the branches" depicts that the flowers have bent the branches heavily, and the scenery is just like a vivid memory. The words "pressure" and "low" are used very accurately and vividly. In the third sentence, the colorful butterflies limp on the branches of the flowers and "stay" because of their love for the flowers, implying the fragrance and freshness of the flowers. The flowers are lovely, and so is the dance of the butterflies, which inevitably makes the stroller "linger" too. But he may not stop, but continue to move forward, because the scenery is infinite, the beauty is still more. "When", is not an occasional sight, there are these two words, the spring is lively interest rendered out. Is enjoying the time, coincidentally came a string of yellow warbler melodious song, will be intoxicated by the flowers of the poet awakened. This is the mood of the last line. The word "delicate" characterizes the soft and gentle sound of the warbler. The word "at ease" is not only an objective portrayal of the posture of the warbler, but also conveys the pleasant and relaxed feeling it gives to the author's psyche. The poem ends with the sound of the warbler's song "cha-cha-cha", which is full of charm. This poem is about enjoying the scenery, and this kind of subject matter is not uncommon in Sheng Tang stanzas. However, it is rare to find a poem like this one, which is very subtle and colorful. For example, "My home is on the peach blossom bank, until the stream flows in front of my door" (Chang Jian, "Seeking Li Jiuzhuang in Three Days"), "Last night the wind opened up the peaches in the dew wells, and the moon wheel was high in the front hall of Weiyang" (Wang Changling, "The Spring Palace Song"), and all of these scenes are "beautiful". "Dufu in the "flowers full of groves", and then add "thousands and thousands of", more butterflies and warblers singing, the scenery is florid. This writing method, can be said to be unprecedented. Secondly, the Shengtang people paid much attention to the harmony of the tone of the verses. Their stanzas were often orchestrated and thus harmonized. Du Fu's stanzas were not composed for singing, but purely for chanting, and thus often appeared in awkward sentences. For example, in this poem, the line "thousands and thousands of flowers are pressing down on the branches", the second character is flat but oblique according to the law. However, this kind of "argumentation" is by no means an arbitrary destruction of the meter, and the repetition of "thousands of flowers" has a kind of colloquial beauty. The word "duo" in "a thousand dos" and the word "four" in the same position in the previous line, though belonging to the same oblique tone, are different from each other in the upper and lower tones, and there are still variations in the tones. The poet does not pay no attention to the musical beauty of the poem. This is manifested in the third and fourth lines of the double-sounding words, onomatopoeia and the use of superimposed words. "Staying" and "at ease" are all double-sounding words, such as the linking of pearls, and the tone of the poem. "When" and "precisely" are superimposed words, even if the upper and lower sentences form a counterpoint, so that the semantic meaning is stronger, more vivid, and more expressive of the poet's fascination with flowers, butterflies, and suddenly awakened by the sound of warblers in a flash of pleasure. These two lines, except for the words "dance" and "warbler", are tongue-toothed, and the use of this series of tongue-toothed sounds creates a sense of expectant self-talk, which vividly portrays the feelings of the flower watchers who are intoxicated by the beautiful scenery and are pleasantly surprised. The utility of sound is extremely helpful to the expression of mood. In terms of syntax, most of the Sheng Tang poems are natural, but Du Fu is different from them. For example, the "pair of ending" (the parallelism of the last couplet) is the style of the early Tang stanzas, and it is rare in the Sheng Tang stanzas because it is difficult to achieve this kind of ending with the spirit of completion and fullness of breath. Du Fu, however, because of the difficulty to see the trick, so the poem after the coupling is not only stable, but also spare rhymes, used in the right way: in the moment of enjoying the eyes, hear the warbler song "cha-cha-cha", adding a lot of infectious force. In addition, according to the customary grammar, these two lines should be: the butterfly is always dancing, and the warbler is always crying. The mention of "stay" and "at ease" at the beginning of the sentence is not only out of the need for phonetics, but also emphasizes them semantically, making the meaning easier to understand, and the syntax is also novel and varied.

Seventh: "It is not the love of flowers that makes me want to die". The first is a very simple and simple statement, and the second is a very simple and simple statement. Du Fu is accustomed to a fight to the end, often used harsh words, such as "words are not shocking death", that is. He also wrote: "I'm afraid that the flowers are old." I am afraid of the flowers are old. The next two sentences is to write the scene, write the easy fall of the flower branches, stamens of the slow opening, the scene of the deep feelings of the flowers, to the sentence out of the doubling of the writing method, but also impermeable, deep love language fine.

Reviews

One of them

Ming Li Yi, "Tang Poetry Aid", said: "I am looking for the flowers, and they are so crazy, and I can see that there is a lot of fun in them, so I would like to see this old man in the world.

Ming Zhong Xing and Tan Yuanchun, "Return to Tang Poetry": Zhong Yun: wonderful (under the first sentence). Zhong Yun: I have tasted these seven words, and I realize that the three words "annoyed and not thorough" are wonderful, and there is also such a scene in poetry (under the sentence "There is nowhere to tell").

Ming - Wang Sisi Suk "Du Gui": the first "flower annoyed", the second "afraid of spring", all antonyms; and "walk interjection" also root " The first song, "Flowers", and the second, "Fear of Spring", are both antithetical; and "Walking Interjection" is also rooted in "madness", which is rooted in "annoyance" and "fear".

Ching He Zhuo "Yi Men read the book": "walk to find the southern neighbor love wine companion" two sentences, Feng Yun: "southern neighbor" has been out, wash the title in the "alone" word. "alone empty bed" three words, see its drunkenness, top out "love of wine", wonderful.

Qing-Yang Lun "Du poetry mirror Quan": the first two sentences ò six chapters. Stop a wine companion, but also to find not, Ming so alone in search of flowers. Chiang Yun: with a "annoyed" word, looking for flowers, not describing the scene (under the two sentences of "the river was spent").

Two

Song - Wu Ke "Zanghai Poetry": the old Du poem: "Walking interjection really afraid of spring." The phrase "fear of spring" is a combination of no combination at all. It is said that the word "fear" should not be used on the word "spring", but it is used today, so it is strange.

Ming Zhong Xing and Tan Yuanchun, "Return to Tang Poetry": Zhong Yun: "Wrapped" (according to "fear" as "Li") under the word "strange" (under the first sentence). Zhong Yun: "Vexed" ("恼不彻") is not to be taken as "恼"; "实怕春" ("实怕春") is not to be taken as "怕"; they are all words of joy and helplessness, and each of them is to be taken as a second word. The word "helpless", each of the next two sentences, it is a pastime to pay these two words wonderful place.

Ming - Wang Si Shi "Du Gui": poetry and wine and said "drive", whiteheads and said "cooking", are strange words.

Qing - Pu Qilong "read Du Xinjie": on the second, said the flower full of "fear of the river". Not "afraid of Riverside", really old and "afraid of spring" also. Spring is seen from the "stamen", the language is very curved.

Yang Lun of the Qing Dynasty, "Du Poetry Mirror Quan", said: "The tragic language is not immune to the teasing out (under the sentence of "Walking Interjection"). The first is that it is not easy for the people to get rid of the problem, but it is a good idea for the people to get rid of the problem, and it is a good idea for the people to get rid of the problem.

Third

Ming Wang Sisi Shi's "Du Gui": red flowers, white flowers, people don't care to talk about, but add "eventful", it is strange.

Four

Ming Wang Sisi Shi "Du Gui": change fireworks for "flower full of smoke", to turn corruption into new.

Fifth

Song Lu You, "Notes of the Old Learning Temple," Volume IX: I was in Chengdu, and occasionally to Ripple, through the pine forests are very lush, and asked the pawns: "Where is this?" Answer: "Division tower." Covering the tower where the monk was buried. Then he realized Du poem "Huang Shi tower before the river east" sentence.

Ming Lu Shiyong "Poetry Mirror General Record": deep love shallow interest, deep is love, shallow is interesting. Du Zimei cloud: "Peach blossom a cluster of open no master, lovely deep red love shallow red?" I thought the depth of the shallow are good, but the natural one is lovely.

Ming Lu Shiyong "Tang Poetry Mirror": the old nature of the wind from different.

Ming Wang Sisi Suk "Du Gui": "spring light lazy sleepy leaning breeze", seemingly inexplicable, but in the annoyed, afraid of the outside, have a different understanding, wonderful. Peach blossom without a master, lovely deep red? Light red? I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do that, but I'm going to be able to do it.

Qing Dynasty - Qiu Zhao'ao "Du Poetry Detailed Notes": Wu theory: this to the Huangshi Tower and made. Spring time lazy, so leaning against the wind less rest. The master died without master, then deep, shallow red flowers, but also let people enjoy themselves. Zhu note: superimposed with the word "love", say love deep red? Or love light red? There are people who are overwhelmed by the meaning of the word.

Qing Dynasty - Pu Qi Long "reading Du Xin Jie": two "love" word has a coherent.

Qing Dynasty-Yang Lun "Du Shi Jing Quan": and the God of the spring light, beautiful language is dying (under the "spring light lazy sleepy" two sentences).

Qing Dynasty-Huang Ziyun "Wild Hong Poetry": (seven) Longbiao, Feng trespassed for a moment, the beauty is beautiful, slightly suspected of having a niche ...... often to the third sentence want to take the new, for a potential to sing up, the end of the or downstream, or back to the wave of the inverted volume. The first recitation of the special feel awake, after three times will be the same as chewing wax. Raccoon Flower is well aware of this shortcoming, a sweep and new; neither sentence wins, and does not mean to win, straight to the charm of the people, the more the song the more wonderful. For example, in "Searching for Flowers", it is said: "Poetry and wine can still be driven in, and there is no need to take care of the gray-headed people." Also said: "Peach blossom a cluster of open no master, lovely deep red love light red." ...... Fang realized Shaoling seven absolute real from the "300 Psalms" to, high driving Wang, Li public more.

Sixth

Song - Su Shi "Dongpo title trek": this poem is not very good, you can see the Zi Mei clear wild and easy state, so the servant like the book.

Ming Wang Si Shi "Du Gui": its six wonderful, in the "stay", "at ease", spring myrtle, but also feel annoyed.

Qing Dynasty - Qiu Zhao'ao "Du Poetry Detailed Notes": Shi Tower, Huang Jia, Sheng Cun Li is different, but look at the spring light is easy, the same zero fall ear.

Qing Dynasty - Pu Qi Long "Read Du Xin Jie": "Huang Sinniang" is a prostitute, with "play butterfly", "delicate warbler" is appropriate, four more than three.

Qing Dynasty - Yang Lun "Du Poetry Mirror Ambrose": Myrtle called love.

Qing Dynasty-Song Zongyuan "Tang Poetry Notes": "when the dance", so it is "stay", "cha cha cry", so it is "at ease". "The two phrases are based on a warbler and a butterfly. The two words to the warbler butterfly rise, see Huang Sinniang home flowers of the pleasant also.

Qing Shi Jianhua "Da Nian Maid Poetry": "Huang Si Niang's home flowers full of grooves ------" poem is not good, but the syllables yi dang lovely. Dong Po's "Butterflies Flying Under the Stranger's Flowers" is also of this school.

Modern times - Yu ah Yun "poetry realm shallow said sequel": these two poems in the riverside chanting, do not ask the flower of the main, no main, every flower will see. Huang Shi Tower, assess the depth of the red, Huang Si-niang's home, all appreciate the thousands of flowers. Shaoling's poems are majestic to the Tang Dynasty, and they are not famous for their stanzas, which are not decorated, and have the concept of being unique in the frame.

Seven

Ming Zhong xing and Tan Yuanchun, "Tang Poetry Returns": Zhong xing: these two phrases are annoyed with the flowers for fear of spring (under the two sentences "not love flowers").

Ming Ming's poem The New Year's Eve was written in the same style as the first one.

Ming - Wang Sisi Shi "Du Gui": there is a taste, not to lonesome.

Qing Dynasty - Qiu Zhao Ao "Du Poetry Detailed Note": far note: the last chapter summary, is the words of flowers. ......The branches are easy to fall, and those who are out of date will be thankful; the young stamens are fine and open, and those who are coming are waiting for them: it also implies the meaning of grieving for the old and cherishing the young.

Qing Dynasty - Pu Qi Long "reading Du Xin Xie": to countless annoyed flowers, to get this up two words to break.

Qing Dynasty-Yang Lun, "Du Poetry Mirror Ambrose": clearly provide, but also refused to recognize, wonderful ("not love flowers" two sentences).

Overall Comments

Song - He Wen, "Zhuzhuang Poetry": "The Forbidden Domain" said: "Ancient poems have a strong flavor of tea," and "Seven Extremities in Search of Flowers Walking Alone by the River" said.

Ming Dynasty poet Wang Sisi Shi (《杜臆》): This is also a variation of "Bamboo Branch", and the word "madness" is the outline of the seven poems.

Qing Dynasty - Qiu Zhao'ao "Du Poetry Detailed Notes": far note: each seek flowers, chapters can change.

Qing Dynasty - Aixinjueluo Hongli "Tang and Song Dynasty Poetry": the old Du seven-word stanzas, in the Tang Dynasty, a unique style, the commentators have been criticized by many, the cloud is not the school, when by its talent, and occasionally for the short rhymes. Can not help but have the image of coiled Qu, just as the piebald horse HuaYe, a day a thousand miles, catching mice is not as good as civet vans, not enough for Fu disease also. However, there is no intention to seek to work and have a different style, not only the "Flower Secretary", "Turtle Years" a number of songs long pushed to the top; that is, all these works, why not the wind and tune is good? The readers should have a special eye, not for the ear food.

Qing-Yang Lun "Du Shi Jing Quan": Wang Ruan Ting said: read the "seven absolute", this old man is what style! Liu Shuxi said: every recitation of several over, can sing and dance, can make the old man back less.

About the author

Du Fu (712 ~ 770), the word Zimei, tasted self-proclaimed Shaoling wild old man, the world called Du Shaoling. After failing to get a bachelor's degree, Du Fu served as an inspector of the Ministry of Public Works, and was therefore known as Du Gongbu (杜工部). He was the greatest realist poet of the Tang Dynasty, and after the Song Dynasty, he was honored as the "Sage of Poetry", together with Li Bai, known as "Li Du". His poems boldly exposed the social contradictions of the time and y sympathized with the poor people, and their contents were profound. Many of his best works show the historical process of the Tang Dynasty from prosperity to decline, so they are called "History of Poetry". Artistically, he was good at utilizing various poetic forms, especially at metrical poems; his style was diverse, but predominantly somber; his language was refined, and he had a high degree of expressive ability. There are more than 1,400 poems in his collection, including the Du Gongbu Collection.